A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and the state of Florida to effectively wind down operations at the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over environmental concerns.

In an 82-page ruling Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the government from transferring any additional detainees to the site or performing any more construction work.

Within 60 days, the judge ordered the Trump administration to remove temporary fencing, industrial lighting, generators, sewage and waste receptacles from the site.

Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," in the Florida Everglades, on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. AP Photo

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